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P. sHEc'KLER. s. .0. M. GREGURY Magazine Fire-Arms. N0 158,00@v :PatentdDecLfZZQ1874.

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IMPROVEMENT iN MAGAZINE FiREARMS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 158,001. dated December 22, 1ST-l; application filed November 1S, 1874.

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that we, PETER SCIIECKLER, of Orangeville, in the county of Stephenson, and CHARLTON M. GREGORY, of Warren, in the county of Jo Daviess, and State oi lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Breech-Loading Fire-Arms; and we do hereby declare the following to b e a i'ull, clear, and exact description of the invention, suoli as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the aeconipanyingdrawings, which forni part of this speciiication.

Uur invention relates to an improvement in breech-loading lire-arms; and consists ot' the combination kot' fully described hereafter.

The accompanying drawings represent our invention.

Figure 1 is a side elevation 'of a gun einbodlving our invention, with part ot' the stock removed` Fig. 2 is a pla-n view of the can tridge-earrier. Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view through the breech and stock. 'Figa-4 is an inverted view of the plate that covers the cartridge-carrier. Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10,11, and 12 are detail views of the saine.

A represents the stock, and B the barrehot1 the gun. The cartridge-carrier a is moved by the lever L attached te its under side, which carrier, when the lever L is in its proper position, closes the rear end of the. barrel B by a block or breech, c, attached at its forward end,

from which block protrudes the cartridge-- extractor e, which enters into corresponding notches under the back end ot' the barrel. The carrier a is long enough to receive three ear tridgcs on its top, is iiat nponits front end next to the barrel, while the rest of its surface is concave and inchnes backward toward the magazine. Where the incline begins is placed a spring-stop, (l, to prevent the cartridges from sliding back, and another spring-stop, j', with a U-shaped end, occupies the lower part of the carrier, which part terminates in a hook, g, reaching backward beyond the carrier, which hook lit'ts the cartridge from the chain C and draws it forward; Opposite the U shaped spring-stopf, at one side ofthe carrier, is pivotcd a slide, h, which extends backward and devices whichwill be' more v,

has on the inside of its end a projcetioinwhich, when the carier is moved backward, partly turns a horizontal ratchet pivoted to the plate b, whereby au endless chain, U, carrying cartridges, is moved. This slide l1l has another projection near its pivot, which causes the bent lever m pivoted above it to turn down vthe cartridges before they are drawn forward by the hook i/ toward the barrel. The spring n on the opposite side to the slide h serves to hold and guide the cartridges in piace, and the springs i and I, secured to the under side ofthe platev 'over the carrier, perform a similar service. Pivoted near the. upper edges or" the side plates at t are the arms of a cartridge-guide, r, one of which arms has a projection, 1, under its pivot, which moves in a groove at the side of the carrier, and is there met brashoulder, 2, by which the front endof the guide is bent downward to the breech. An endless chain, C, formed of cylindrical longitudinalsections, revolves around the two pinion's 3 pivoted upon the plate b, and each time the lever-L is operated the chain is moved partly around by means of the slide it, which catches against one of the arms of the ratchet-wheel I'. Under the plate b is a knob7 y, by which the pinion 3, around which the chain moves, can lie-turned, so that cartridges may be put in their places inthe chain. through an opening in the side of the stock ot' the gun. The lever I, when bent downward, operates upon the tumbler t', by turning it, for the senr to hold in a cocked position, from which it may be released buv the trigger. Hence', by bending down and holding the lever I with one hand and pulling the trigger with the other, and then allowing the lever gently to reassuine, its former position, the gun will .be uncooked.

The cartridges having been placed vertically upon the chain by drawing the lever L I'orward to its full extent, the hook g will be inserted under the cartridge, the cartridge laid down by the bent lever m, and the gun cocked. By moving the lever L back to its place the cartridge is drawn forward and'piyevented by the spring f from moving' backward, and the bent lever m restored to its former position by the returning slide li.. The first cartridge removed from the chain is no\ rjust its own length moved toward the breech ot' the gnu. 153,' repeating the motions of the lever a second time another cartridge will be presented in the place of the former,l the wheel upon which the chain rests havixg turned just enough to move the width of one cartridge. This cartridge will then be turned down and drawn forward,l pushing the cartridge, already upon the carrier, its own length forward. Thus the first one has passed over two spaces, and the second one is in the place just vacated. Gontinuin g the same operation four times will place the first cartridge in the barrel, and then there will be upon the carrier three more. In this manner as many sho ts, without reloading the gun, may be red as the capacity of the magazine admits, for holding cartridges. The cartridge-extractor, at the time when the lever is pushed forward, draws the shell from the barrel and drops it out through the. opening under the breech.

On the plate b, at its end, is a device, j, for regulating the tension of the chain, which consists of a sliding plate upon which one of the pinions is pivoted, held in place by a pin moving in a slot and secured by a screw.

Having thus described our invention, we claim- 1. In a magazine-gun, the endless chain C,

adapted to be operated through the medium of l the knob p, for the purpose of charging the magazine through an opening in the side of the stock, substantially as described.

2. The comblnation of the cartridge-carrier,

having the hook g upon' its end, the slide h for operating the endless chain, and thel springstops d f for preventing the backward motion of the cartridges, the parts being arranged to operate substantially in the manner and for the purposes specified.

3. The combination, with the carrier, of slide h for moving the chain, and bent lever m for laying down the cartridges, substantially as described.

4. The combination Of the sliding breech and pivoted guide r, 'for presenting the carinrige to the breech, substantially as speci- In testimony that we claim thc foregoing we have hereunto set our hands this 7th day November, 1874.

PETER SCHEGKLER. CHARLTON M. GREGORY. Witnesses:

JOHN K. YOUNG, AARON BAL'rzER. 

